Bengaluru: Renowned Kannada scholar and researcher M Chidananda Murthy, who passed away on Saturday morning, was laid to rest with the state honors. His funeral was held at Lingayat Rudhrabhumi in Sumanahalli in the City.

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and others were present.

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Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.

A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).

Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.